Returns various measurements of a specific pulse in a periodic waveform or an array of periodic waveforms, such as the period, pulse duration, and duty cycle.
Value that specifies whether this node measures high or low pulses.
Name | Value | Description |
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low pulse | 0 | Measures low pulses. |
high pulse | 1 | Measures high pulses. |
Default: low pulse
Number of the pulse that this node measures. For example, if pulse number is 1 and polarity is low pulse, the node returns the pulse duration of the first low pulse. The node measures the period and duty cycle of the period that begins with the (2n - 1)th mid reference level crossing, where n is pulse number.
Default: 1
High, middle, and low reference levels of a waveform.
High reference level of the waveform.
After the signal crosses the mid ref level in the rising direction, it must cross the high ref level before the next falling mid ref level crossing can be counted.
Default: 90
Middle reference level of the waveform.
The interval between consecutive rising mid ref level crossings defines one cycle, or period, of the waveform. At least one high or low reference level crossing must separate each mid ref level crossing.
Default: 50
Low reference level of the waveform.
After the signal crosses the mid ref level in the falling direction, it must cross the low ref level before the next rising mid ref level crossing can be counted.
Default: 10
Units of the high, middle, and low reference levels.
Name | Value | Description |
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absolute | 0 | Interprets the reference levels as absolute levels. |
percent | 1 | Interprets the reference levels as a percentage of the full range of the waveform. |
Default: percent
Error conditions that occur before this node runs.
The node responds to this input according to standard error behavior.
Standard Error Behavior
Many nodes provide an error in input and an error out output so that the node can respond to and communicate errors that occur while code is running. The value of error in specifies whether an error occurred before the node runs. Most nodes respond to values of error in in a standard, predictable way.
Default: No error
Settings that determine the high and low state levels of a waveform.
Method this node uses to compute the high and low state levels of the waveform.
Name | Description |
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histogram | Returns the levels of the histogram bins with the maximum number of hits in the upper and lower regions of the waveform. The upper and lower regions of the waveform include the upper and lower 40%, respectively, of the peak-to-peak range of the waveform. |
peak | Searches the entire waveform for its maximum and minimum levels. |
auto select | Determines whether the histogram bins that correspond to the high and low state levels each have over 5% of the total hits. If so, this node returns those results. Otherwise, this node uses the peak method. This ensures a reasonable answer for either a square wave (ignoring the overshoot and undershoot) or a triangle wave (where a histogram fails). |
Default: auto select
Number of bins in the histogram this node uses to determine the high and low state levels of the waveform.
If you select the peak method, this node ignores this input.
Default: 256
Method this node uses to compute the histogram. Currently, mode is the only available histogram method.
Name | Description |
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mode | Uses the mode method. |
Value reserved for future use.
Time between adjacent middle reference level crossings in the same direction in seconds.
The reciprocal of this value is the signal frequency. The measurement interval includes the pulse you specify in pulse number.
This output returns a double-precision, floating-point number or an array of double-precision, floating-point numbers.
Time difference, in seconds, between the first two middle reference level crossings of the specified pulse number.
pulse duration is also known as pulse width.
This output returns a double-precision, floating-point number or an array of double-precision, floating-point numbers.
Fraction of a period.
duty cycle is also known as duty factor.
This output returns a double-precision, floating-point number or an array of double-precision, floating-point numbers.
Equation for Calculating duty cycle
This node uses the following equation to calculate duty cycle:
In this equation, pulse duration can refer to the high or low portion of the period, depending on whether polarity is high pulse or low pulse.
Error information.
The node produces this output according to standard error behavior.
Standard Error Behavior
Many nodes provide an error in input and an error out output so that the node can respond to and communicate errors that occur while code is running. The value of error in specifies whether an error occurred before the node runs. Most nodes respond to values of error in in a standard, predictable way.
Pulse-center time of the selected pulse and the absolute reference levels this node uses to define the measurement cycle.
This output can be a cluster or an array of clusters.
Time instant of the midpoint of the specified pulse number.
Algorithm Definition
pulse center for a polarity of high pulse is given by the following equation.
where t c is the pulse center time, t f is the time instant of the falling mid ref level crossing, and t r is the time instant of the preceding rising mid ref level crossing.
Three user-defined reference levels of the waveform in absolute units.
The high reference level.
The middle reference level.
The low reference level.
Units of the reference levels.
ref units is always absolute in measurement info.
Where This Node Can Run:
Desktop OS: Windows
FPGA: DAQExpress does not support FPGA devices
Web Server: Not supported in VIs that run in a web application